The Sindh High Court (SHC) has ordered a detailed report on the health and living conditions of all animals at Karachi Zoo. This comes after the court approved the relocation of Rano, a sick Himalayan brown bear, to a sanctuary. The court demanded that the report include animals’ physical and mental health, their enclosures, and […]
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Supreme court says divorced daughters deserve father’s pension
The Supreme Court of Pakistan has ruled that a divorced daughter has the legal right to receive her deceased father’s pension, rejecting an appeal filed by the Sindh government. The ruling came during a case involving a woman named Fatima, whose pension was initially restored by the Sindh High Court (SHC). Justice Ayesha Malik issued […]
SHC outraged at Sindh AG’s absence over plea to publicise high-profile JIT reports
Sindh High Court (SHC)Sindh High Court (SHC), on Monday, lambasted the absence of Sindh Advocate General (AG) as he ignored an official summon related to the public release of the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) reports on high profile cases. SHC Judge, Justice Muhammad Iqbal Kalhoro, heard the case about publicising the JIT reports of Lyari […]
ECP accepts petition seeking ban on MQM-P
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Monday approved for hearing a petition seeking ban on Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P). A three-member bench of the election commission headed by Chief Election Commissioner Justice (r) Sardar Raza Khan heard the petition. Petitioner Muhammad Ismail pleaded to the election commission that the MQM-P is involved in money […]
Private schools summoned for extra-charging fees
Sindh High Court (SHC), on Saturday, summoned respondents, Education and Literacy Secretary and Private Schools Director-General in a petition against schools demanding fees for 15 months for an educational year. A petitioner pleaded before a bench of the high court that the academic session 2018-19 had started from April last year and ended this March. […]
SHC notifies NAB DG on petition against alleged bribery
The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Wednesday issued notice to Director General of National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Sindh and sought reply in a petition against a NAB Investigation Officer accused of demanding bribe. A two-member bench headed by SHC chief justice Ahmed Ali Shaikh heard the petition filed by a citizen Imran Ali against NAB […]
State responsible for protecting life of ‘every citizen’: SHC
Sindh High Court (SHC), on Tuesday, dismissed a petition of Nabil Gabol seeking security over life threats in the wake of assurances from the Sindh government. News sources claimed that the former minister had urged the court to direct the government in this regard because he was facing threat to his life after leaving the […]